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Grandia #BestOfSaturn
When the world was young and all things were new, at the dawn of industrial age, there lived a boy named Justin. Brimming with exuberance and a zeal to explore,…
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SHIRO! PODCAST
LIVE SHOW: JULY 17 2026 – Light Gun Patches | Lunar 2 BestOfSaturn | Saturn TON Editor
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing: – Under the Microscope: Batman Forever: The Arcade Game – Daisuki, Death Crimson Receive Quality-of-Life Patches – Lunar…
Editorial
Sega Saturn Memories Vol. III: To Trade or Not to Trade
This is a continuation of a series whose previous entry was in February this year — you can read that here — and whose first entry was in 2024 — you…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Under the Microscope: Battle Athletes
The Battle Athletes franchise has produced multiple anime series, a manga, and three video games. This article is about the 1996 Saturn game from publisher Increment P. The game is…
News
Frogbull Adds User-Requested Features to Saturn TON Editor
This week saw the release of version 0.2.4 of the Saturn TON Editor by developer Frogbull. The most recent updates have included UI improvements, tooltips and some user-requested features by…
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Lunar 2: Eternal Blue #BestOfSaturn
Hot on the heels of 1997’s Grandia, the remake of the 1994 SEGA CD / Mega CD hit Lunar 2: Eternal Blue launched on the Saturn in 1998. Set a…
News
Daisuki, Death Crimson Receive Quality-of-Life Patches
Two new quality-of-life patches by romhacker privateye dropped on SegaXtreme earlier this month, this time for Daisuki and Death Crimson. Released patches for Death Crimson and Daisuki on Saturn that:…
SHIRO! PODCAST
LIVE SHOW: JULY 10 2026 – SegaXtreme 2026 Showcase | Soul Hackers In Progress Translation
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing: – Lunar: Silver Star Story #BestOfSaturn – SegaXtreme Showcase Produces Digital Magazine, Announces Contest Winners – SegaXtreme Showcase…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Under the Microscope: Batman Forever: The Arcade Game
In this edition, we’re looking at the Saturn version of Batman Forever: The Arcade Game. This was a console port of Acclaim’s and Iguana’s 1996 ST-V arcade title. Some cheat…
Community
Online Ghost Car Portal in Development for Sega Touring Car Championship
Earlier this week, SEGARPGFAN revealed his latest Saturn online project in development, a ghost car portal website for Sega Touring Car Championship! This site connects directly to SEGA Saturn’s Netlink…
News
SegaXtreme Showcase Reveals Soul Hackers Is Secret Translation Entry
Judging is over for the contest portion of the SegaXtreme Showcase, and so is the mystery surrounding its secret translation patch entry — it’s Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, as revealed…
Community
SegaXtreme Showcase Produces Digital Magazine, Announces Contest Winners
The SegaXtreme Sega Saturn 31st Anniversary Showcase reached its climax last night with the release of a digital magazine highlighting all 31 entries paired with announcing the contest winners. Showcase organizer Emerald…
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Lunar: Silver Star Story #BestOfSaturn
Over the next three weeks, we will be taking a look at GameArts’ triumvirate of their biggest Saturn titles, kicking things off with Lunar: Silver Star Story! A remake of…
SHIRO! PODCAST
LIVE SHOW: JULY 3 2026 – Homebrew Games Shadows of Peakwater & Fists of Ouchie | SHIRO! AGES Community Challenge
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing: – Under the Microscope: Alone in the Dark 2 – Shadows of Peakwater Rolls a D20 in SegaXtreme…
News
‘Coup’ Homebrew Recreates Card Game on Saturn with 6-Player NetLink Mode
An unprecedented entry was submitted to the SegaXtreme Showcase this year: Coup, a homebrew game that not only features six-player simultaneous online play but also crossplay with a Web version….
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Under the Microscope: Command & Conquer
In this edition, we’re covering the Saturn version of Command & Conquer. This 1996 port of the influential PC game has some secrets hiding in its game data: A couple…
News
Saturn News Roundup: Sentimental Graffiti Remake, Bust-a-Move 2 Cheats Patch, Panzer Dragoon Reverse Engineering
This week, we’ve gotten a few pieces of news that are notable to Saturn fans, from an infamous dating sim is getting a remake, to a patch enabling a hidden…
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J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues #BestOfSaturn
A 17-year-old named Angie Hart is found dead at the foot of the planetarium in Chicago, and it’s up to detective J.B. Harold — YOU — to solve this murder…
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To Be This Good Takes SHIRO! AGES in July Community Challenge
Watch the trailer for this month’s community challenge: This July we’re bringing the arcade home with the seventh volume of the Saturn’s SEGA AGES games, Memorial Selection Vol. 1! That’s…
News
Fists of Ouchie Punches Its Way Into SegaXtreme Showcase
A small but promising homebrew game was submitted to the SegaXtreme Showcase last month: Fists of Ouchie, a 2D versus fighting game. It somewhat resembles Super Smash Bros. — its…
News
Shadows of Peakwater Rolls a D20 in SegaXtreme Showcase
An in-progress isometric RPG was submitted to the SegaXtreme Showcase last month called Shadows of Peakwater. It’s a 2D turn-based game being developed by 500zorkmids, who said they were inspired…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Under the Microscope: Alone in the Dark 2
In this edition: The cheat sites list a bogus “Debug menu” code for Alone in the Dark 2. I went looking for the real code in the game data —…
SHIRO! PODCAST
LIVE SHOW: JUNE 26 2026 – Noiz2sa Homebrew | Fire Pro on Saturn | Revolutionary Girl Utena #BestOfSaturn
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing: – Under the Microscope: Fire Pro Gaiden: Blazing Tornado – Port of ‘Noiz2sa’ Submitted to SegaXtreme Saturn Showcase…
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Revolutionary Girl Utena #BestOfSaturn
One of the very first Saturn titles to receive a fan translation, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Story of the Someday Revolution is a polished visual novel based on the excellent anime…
News
Port of ‘Noiz2sa’ Submitted to SegaXtreme Saturn Showcase
A Saturn port of the “abstract” bullet-hell shooter Noiz2sa has been submitted by the.chojin to the SegaXtreme Saturn 31st Anniversary Homebrew Showcase. You can see SHIRO!’s summary of the submissions…
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LIVE SHOW: JUNE 19 2026 – Legend of Oasis | Steamgear Mash Patch | Watch Digging for ISIX on your Saturn
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing: – ★ EDITOR’S CORNER: EP 33 — A Deeper Dive Into ISIX w/ PandaMonium Reviews – Under the…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Under the Microscope: Fire Pro Gaiden: Blazing Tornado
In this edition, we’re examining Fire Pro Gaiden: Blazing Tornado, the 1995 game from Human Entertainment. It wasn’t published outside of Japan, but an English translation patch was made available…
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Digging for ISIX Doc Gets Cinepak Movie Disc Release!
Weighing in at a cool 7 gigabytes, this new Cinepak Movie Disc release of PandaMonium Reviews’ massive, nearly eight-hour “Digging for ISIX – A Digital Pictures History” documentary was quietly…
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Linkle Liver Story #BestOfSaturn
What’s in a name, anyways?? With an odd title, Linkle Liver Story is a cute 1996 Japanese action RPG released by NexTech. The game revolves around fox-girl Kitsch and the…
News
Patches Add English Translation, 3D Pad Support to SteamGear Mash
New patches for SteamGear Mash not only translate the isometric Saturn-exclusive shooter into English but also add support for the 3D controller. Suinevere Pendragon uploaded the patches Monday to SegaXtreme…
SHIRO! PODCAST
LIVE SHOW: JUNE 12 2026 – Quality of Life Saturn Patches | Ragnagard Translation
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing: – Yaba Sanshiro Reworks VDP2 Emulation for Android App – Bulk Slash #BestOfSaturn – Crypt Killer, Mighty Hits…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Under the Microscope: Legend of Oasis
In this edition: I discovered a cheat code that enables debug mode and maximum stats in Legend of Oasis a few years ago. But there’s more lurking in the game’s…
PandaMonium Reviews
★ EDITOR’S CORNER: EP 33 — A Deeper Dive Into ISIX w/ PandaMonium Reviews
Pat and Nick (AKA PandaMonium) talk about the Digging for ISIX documentary on Digital Pictures, and goes into greater detail and commentary on said video’s production, editing, and much more!…
News
Patch Translates Shinouken — aka Ragnagard — into English
Prolific fan translation patch maker Exxistance kicked off what he calls his “summer of Saturn” today with an English patch for the Saturn port of SNK 2D fighting game Shinouken,…
News
‘Miracle of Waialae’ Gets an Unexpected English Activation Patch
Waialae no Kiseki: Extra 36 Holes — the Walrus-less spiritual successor to Pebble Beach Golf Links — is now playable in English thanks to a recent “English Toggle Patch” by…